Diliman Commune

The Diliman commune was an uprising led by the students, faculty members and residents of the University of the Philippines Diliman,[1][2] together with transport workers, on February 1–9, 1971, in protest of the three centavo increase in oil prices midway through the second term of the Marcos administration - about a year after the events of the First Quarter Storm and about a year before Marcos' eventual declaration of Martial Law.[3][4]

Diliman commune
DateFebruary 1–9, 1971
Location
14°39′17.50″N 121°3′52.09″E
Caused byGasoline price increases
GoalsReverse the price increase and stop the military intrusion in UP Diliman
MethodsProtests, demonstrations, occupation
Resulted inArrest of students and protesters, destruction of UP Diliman properties, death of Pastor Mesina and declaration of Martial Law in 1972.
Parties to the civil conflict

Diliman Commune

Lead figures
Salvador P. Lopez
Francisco Nemenzo
Abraham Sarmiento
Ericson Baculinao
Pastor Mesina
Ferdinand Marcos
Juan Ponce Enrile
Manuel Yan
Fidel Ramos
Fabian Ver
Number
unknown
unknown
Casualties and losses
1 student

See also

References

  1. "Martyrs & Heroes: MESINA, Pastor "Sonny"". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. "The University Gateway". University of the Philippines Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. "16. The 1971 Diliman Commune was inspired by the 1871 Paris Commune". FilipiKnow. University of the Philippines: 30 Facts About Philippines' Premier University. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  4. Palatino, Mong. "Pagbabalik-tanaw sa Diliman Commune" (in Tagalog). Tinig.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010. Google translation


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